Lady&#39;s undergarment



Nov. 5, 1935. s. ROTH LADYS UNDERGARMENT' Filed March 16, 1935 INVENTORfiiazzle ATTORNEYS Patented Nov. 5, 1935 2,019,545 LADYS UNDERGARMENTStanley Roth, New York, N. Y., assignor to Both Silk Undergarment Co.,Inc., New York, N. Y., a corporation of New York Application March 16,1935, Serial No. 11,419

3 Claims.

My present invention relates to ladies under garments and finds aspecific application to dress An object of the invention is to provide agarment of the above type devoid of objectionable oblique or horizontalseams at the main expanse thereof, sufliciently opaque to preventobjectionable silhouettes by light penetration when worn unier sheerdresses, and yet of form-fitting charac er.

Another object is to provide a garment of the above type capable ofbeing made up by relatively unskilled workmen from a minimum number ofdistinct shapes of plaques or panels, and without likelihood ofpuckering at. the seams either in original manufacture or in the courseof laundering.

In the accompanying drawing, in which is shown one of various possibleembodiments of the several features of the invention,

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the garment as worn,

Fig. 2 is a view in longitudinal cross-section of the garment as worn, 2

Figs. 3 and 4 are transverse sectional views taken respectively on theline 3-3 and line 4-4 of Fig. 2, and

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary rear view of the garment, as worn.

Referring now to the drawing, the garment, which may be of silk, rayon,or other like fabric, is made up of a back panel l and a front panel II, thelatter consisting of two identically shaped blanks, an outer panelH' and an auxiliary light blockingpanel H both panels preferably of thesame material.

All three of said panels Ill, II and H are bias cut for proper formfitting, and tapered at their upper ends in generally triangular ortrapezoidal form as at I3 and I4 respectively, affording oblique edgesat each side of the garment Triangular gussets l and IS with appropriatedarts H at the front for fullness, are preferably connected together bymeans of lace I8 to form a yoke Y.

The front and back panels are stitched to the yoke Y at the obliqueedges of gusset l5 by lines of stitching l9 and 20 respectively to thecorresponding oblique or tapered edge of the back panel In and to thetwo superposed oblique edges of the plies II and II making up thefrontpanel ll.

Similarly, lines of stitching 2| and 22 connect gusset 16 respectivelyto the other oblique or taper edge of the back panel In and to the twoother superposed oblique edges of the double ply front panel i l.

The twoends of the shoulder straps 23 are attached to the front and rearof the yoke from which the front and back panels of the garment hang.The back panel andthe two plies of the front panel are laterallystitched together, as at 24, along that length thereof below the gussetsI5 and N5 of the yoke. The lower ends of the 1 respective panels areappropriately hemmed, but the hems 25 and 26 of the plies II and Hrespectively are unconnected throughout the lengths thereof between thelateral seams 24.

According to the invention, the back panel Ill and the two plies II andII of the front panel and the gussets l5 and I6 making up the yoke areall bias cut. The oblique lines of stitching I9, 20, 2| and 22 by whichsaid panels depend from the yoke, extend substantially directly alongthe straight out or along the line of weave of the various panels and ofthe yoke gusset. Accordingly the rigidity of the non-elastic lines ofstitching I9, 20, 2| and 22 is enhanced by the fact thatsaid linesextend in that direction in which various pieces of fabric therebyconnected are each individually devoid of elasticity. Thus thenon-yielding reinforcement from which the double front panel hangs islocalized near the top of the garment, obliquely between and under the30 breasts where it serves to a substantial degree as a stay. The yoke Yas shown, is of substantial depth, to afford a light single ply coveringover the bust.

By the present invention the form-fitting advantage accomplished by thebias cutting of the three panels making up the body of the garment is inno way detracted from as it would be by the presence of rigid seamstransversely or obliquely thereacross. The objection of a visible traceof the creases through sheer dresses due to such transverse or obliqueseams and the actual exposure of such seams through open-work or eyeletdresses is also eliminated, as is the unsightly patched effect ofgarments with short socalled shadow panels.

The individual lines of stitchingconnecting the yoke to the main panelsof the garment are relatively short and easily applied without theexercise of considerable skill or care, while puckering is difiicult toavoid in garments that require a. longer oblique line of connection,especially one along the relatively flat expanse covered by a shortextra panel, and. the effect of such puckering would be aggravated afterlaundering.

If the garment were made with a short silhouette-concealing panel risingfrom the hem and tapering at its upper end near the crotch, it is clearthat aside from the objections above pointed out, to the oblique linesof stitching along the main expanse of the garment, the effectiveness ofthis auxiliary plaque would be impaired, unless the shoulder straps wereadjusted to such position as to bring the peak of the auxiliary plaqueat least to the height of the crotch.

The present garment on the other hand is, in every sense shadow-proofand completely obviates the possibility of objectionable lightpenetration, regardless whether or not the shoulder straps be properlyadjusted.

Clearly the invention could be embodied in a garment in which the backrather than the front panel is of two layers or plies, which latterconstruction might in some cases be preferred, and is quite aseflicacious for preventing light penetration as is the preferredconstruction shown.

While the invention is shown applied to a dress slip, it could obviouslybe likewise embodied in a petticoat, a nightgown or analogous garments.I

It will thus be seen that there is herein described an article in whichthe several features of this invention are embodied, and which articlein its service attains the various objects of the invention and is wellsuited to meet the requirements of practical use.

As many changes could be made in the above construction, and manyapparently widely different embodiments of this invention could be madewithout departing from the scope thereof, it is intended that all mattercontained in the above description or shown in the accompanying drawingshall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patents is:

1. A form-fitting ladys dress slip comprising a bias cut back panel, atwo-ply bias out front panel, triangular gussets formed as a yoke devoidof seams at the sides of the wearer and stitched to said panels at thetop, said panels being tapered at the region of said gussets toaccommodate the same, shoulder straps connected at their opposite endsto said yoke, the single ply of the back panel and the two plies of thefront panel being laterally stitched to side edges of said yokesubstantially along the line of threads of said bias cut panels, theside edges of the two 5 plies of the front panel being stitched alongthat part of the length thereof below the yoke to the. side edges of theback panel, said back panel and the two plies of said front panel beingconnected solely atthe above-recited lines of stitching, andsubstantially devoid of stitching throughout the area thereof betweensaid lateral lines of stitching.

2. A form fitting ladys dress slip having front and back sections, thefront section being bias out with the threads thereof extending at anangle to the vertical and comprising a two-ply panel which is tapered atits top and extends between the breasts of the wearer, the side edges ofsaid panel being secured to the side edges of the back section,substantially triangular gussets attached to the inclined edges of thetapered portion of the front panel and to the upper part of the backsection, the lines of attachment between said gussets and the two pliesof the panel extending substantially in the direction of threads 'ofsaid connected elements;

3. A form fitting ladys dress slip comprising a front panel and a backpanel, one of said panels being two-ply and being bias cut with thethreads thereof extending at an angle to the vertical, triangulargussets formed as a yoke devoid of seams at the sides of the wearer, andstitched to said panels, said panels being tapered at the region of saidgussets to accommodate the same, shoulder straps connected at theiropposite ends to said yoke, the bias cut panel being laterally stitchedto side edges of said yoke substantially along the line of threads ofthe bias cut thereof, the other panel being similarly stitched to theremaining sideedges of said yoke, the side edges of the two panels beingstitched together along that part of the length thereof below the yoke,said two-ply panel being connected to the other panel solely at theabove recited lines of stitch- 5 ing, both panels being substantiallydevoid of stitching throughout the area thereof between said laterallines of stitching.

STANLEY ROTH.

